We hope you enjoyed our awards Livestream with comedian TAHIR on Friday night. Congratulations to all of this years winners. We will shortly go to press with a monster awards edition which tells you about each of the winners. For now here are the 2021 Paint & Paney Bodyshop Award Winners.
Best Shop State Winners
QLD
Best New Shop: Gold Coast Collision
Best Boutique Shop: Coastal Collision
Best Medium Shop: Eagle Smash Repairs
Best Large Shop: Holmes Smash Repairs
NSW
Best Boutique Shop: Len Hollis Repair Facility
Best Medium Shop: L&M Smash Repairs
Best Large Shop: Callaghan Collision Centre
VIC
Best New Shop: DSI Panels Blackburn
Best Boutique Shop: Graham Bodyworks Eltham
Best Medium Shop:Brighton Panel Works
Best Large Shop: B&A Motor Body Repairs
WA
Best New Shop: Perth Autobody
Best Boutique Shop: Mirage Spray Painters and Panelbeaters
Best Medium N/A
Best Large Shop: Bert Bennet Panel Centre
SA
Best large shop: Walker Crash Repairs
Best Country Repairer state winners
NSW: Geoff Richards Panelbeating
VIC: Complete Bodycraft
SA: JVS Bodyworks
QLD: Bissells Paint and Panel
WA: Ian Guppy & Co
National winners
Best New Shop: Perth Autobody
Best Boutique Shop: Len Hollis Repair Facility
Best Medium Shop: Eagle Smash Repairs
Best Large Shop: Holmes Smash Repairs
Best Country Repairer: Bissells Paint and Panel
Other shop categories
Best Dealer New: Northshore BMW Bodyshop, NSW
Best Independent: Commercial Vehicle Repairer: Truckrite, VIC
Best Corporate Shop: MotorOne Brendale, QLD
Best MSO: Carllision Body Works, VIC
Best practice awards
Axalta Business Excellence: Award 5 Star Panels
Best Customer Experience: DSI Panels, VIC
Best Training & Development: Smart Repair Australia
Best Workplace: Smart Repair Australia & Repairhub
Safety Award: Northshore BMW Bodyshop
Digital Excellence: L&M Smash Repairs, NSW
Operational Excellence: Sampsons Car Repairs, NSW
Innovation Award: MONIT safety app
Editor's award: Most outstanding repair business Truckrite VIC
Rising Star: Ashley Hill, MotorOne, QLD
Young achiever: Albert Bennett, Bert Bennet Panel Centre WA
Thank you to all of our wonderful sponsors without whom this recognition program couldn't take place. Thanks especially to our Platinum sponsors Axalta and Compass, Gold Sponsor IBodyshop and Major Sponsor MTAA.